nice and

adverb

Pleasingly; adequately; thoroughly.

“The pie came out of the oven nice and hot.”

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Meanings

adverbnice and (not comparable)
  1. not comparabledegreePleasingly; adequately; thoroughly.

    The pie came out of the oven nice and hot.

    3 more examples

    Everything they're doing is nice and legal, thanks to the tireless work of their lobbyists.

    so be sure to lace their boots up nice and tight for maximum ankle support.

    1997 March, Jonathan Dorn, “Boots for little feet”, in Backpacker, volume 25, number 2, page 212

    Keep those bass notes nice and steady, and you'll be in good shape.

    1996, Arlen Roth, Hot guitar

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
lovely and

Translations

Polish całkiem
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Cite this entry
APA

nice and. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nice%20and

MLA

“nice and.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nice%20and. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nice and,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nice%20and.

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